Aesthetic Research of Colors in Chinese Folk Art

Chinese folk art is a traditional ethnic culture formed through long-time historical sedimentation. Since a relatively complete color system has been developed in folk art, and distinct color esthetic characteristics have been formed, numerous researchers have been attracted to focus on the topic of aesthetic research of colors in Chinese folk art. From another point of view, aesthetic research of colors in folk art is of great significance to the exploration of the artistic value of today's society. The unique Chinese traditional culture showed in the colors of fine arts doesn't only contain profound folk spirit and has deep historical and cultural value, but also can enlighten color esthetic in artistic design and guide realistic design that show the unique artistic charm. In this paper, the writer has roughly introduced the process that the colors in Chinese folk art came into being, the concept of the colors in Chinese folk art, and the contents of the colors of fine arts, and interpreted the basic characteristics of colors in folk art from the aspects of subjectivity, stylization, regionalism, and symbolism to analyze and summarize its aesthetic value, with an aim to providing reference for future research on Chinese traditional culture.